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1954 Map of Negaunee SW

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Negaunee SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Industrial iron ore production and mid-century urban development define this portion of the Marquette Range. The southern corridor is densely packed with the infrastructure of Ishpeming and Negaunee, where the Ishpeming City Boundary meets extensive mining operations. Significant sites like Mather Mine A and the Cambria-Jackson Mine sit alongside the rail networks of the Chicago and North Western and Lake Superior and Ishpeming railroads, which facilitated the movement of Michigan ore.

Water management for power and industry is visible in the massive Dead River Storage Basin and the Champion Storage Basin to the north. These reservoirs, along with Deer Lake and Teal Lake, dominate the landscape between the city centers and the Escanaba River State Forest. Local landmarks including the Ishpeming Cemetery and the Radio Station (WJPD) provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the footprint of these mining communities in the 1950s.